Three-year-old Said is an opium addict. Without it, he becomes restless.
His mother Zarbibi shares her child's condition. She herself is a user and has been one for the past four years.
Zarbibi routinely blows opium into Said's face to keep him quiet. It is the only way she knows how to free herself so that she can work.
She said: "Whenever I have chores or work at home, I give my son opium so he would stay calm.
"I also give him opium so he can sleep. When I realised he became an addict, I regretted it."
It exists in all strata of society, as well as in our minds and our tradition. In my opinion, it is a very barbaric act. Let's see, first of all, what people think in simple villages. Why? How come, after all that's been said in the media, and after doctors and religious scholars have met with you, you still insist upon it?
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Interviewer: In these villages, a woman can do something behind her husband's back?
Sheik: In the villages, the women are the men.
Interviewer: Sheik, how can you say such a thing?
Sheik: We are simple people, and nobody says: I am the man, and that's it...
